Earthquakes by city Nicaragua 100 km
Seismic city profile

Chinandega

Chinandega, Nicaragua: 996 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
126,387
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
996
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
7.2
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
America/Managua
Coordinates 12.629, -87.131
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
0
Last 12 months
20
Last nearby event: 2026-03-27 14:55 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 7.2
NI
1921-03-28 07:49 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Chinandega

The map centers on Chinandega and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude
4.6
Average depth
71.6 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 20 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
2026-03-27 14:55 M 4.5
Chinandega
Nicaragua
117.8 km
2026-03-26 17:15 M 5.5 Managua
Nicaragua
160.0 km
2026-02-18 12:06 M 4.3
Chinandega
Nicaragua
79.2 km
2026-02-18 11:38 M 4.1
Managua
Nicaragua
12.4 km
2026-01-29 03:15 M 4.1
Chinandega
Nicaragua
52.0 km
2026-01-26 08:01 M 4.4
Managua
Nicaragua
171.9 km
2026-01-22 11:13 M 4.0
Mateare
Nicaragua
65.0 km
2026-01-04 14:20 M 4.8
Chinandega
Nicaragua
81.2 km
2025-12-24 19:24 M 4.3
Chinandega
Nicaragua
47.2 km
2025-11-20 07:26 M 4.6
San Miguel
El Salvador
197.0 km
2025-11-17 17:23 M 5.2 Mateare
Nicaragua
124.3 km
2025-10-28 22:03 M 4.4
Chinandega
Nicaragua
41.3 km
2025-10-17 10:48 M 4.4
León
Nicaragua
123.1 km
2025-10-10 06:27 M 4.6
San Miguel
El Salvador
171.5 km
2025-10-01 18:18 M 4.3
Mateare
Nicaragua
162.1 km
2025-09-01 00:22 M 4.2
León
Nicaragua
50.2 km
2025-08-04 23:06 M 4.6
León
Nicaragua
35.0 km
2025-08-01 18:32 M 4.8
Managua
Nicaragua
122.0 km
2025-07-06 02:28 M 4.4
Chinandega
Nicaragua
170.2 km
2025-05-28 04:46 M 4.4
Mateare
Nicaragua
100.7 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events
2025-08 2 events
2025-09 1 events
2025-10 4 events
2025-11 2 events
2025-12 1 events
2026-01 4 events
2026-02 2 events
2026-03 2 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

1
1921
1
1925
1
1926
1
1930
1
1931
1
1934
1
1935
2
1938
1
1942
1
1947
4
1951
1
1952
2
1955
1
1957
1
1958
1
1959
1
1961
1
1963
1
1964
1
1965
1
1966
2
1969
2
1970
1
1971
9
1973
5
1974
3
1975
5
1976
4
1977
9
1978
2
1979
3
1980
6
1981
9
1982
10
1983
9
1984
7
1985
8
1986
11
1987
13
1988
10
1989
9
1990
9
1991
22
1992
14
1993
8
1994
14
1995
20
1996
17
1997
14
1998
44
1999
18
2000
26
2001
18
2002
22
2003
28
2004
28
2005
21
2006
28
2007
16
2008
19
2009
16
2010
15
2011
16
2012
29
2013
52
2014
23
2015
47
2016
23
2017
25
2018
30
2019
22
2020
42
2021
34
2022
26
2023
21
2024
18
2025
8
2026
Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 5.5 8
2025 M 5.2 18
2024 M 5.6 21
2023 M 5.2 26
2022 M 6.1 34
2021 M 6.5 42
2020 M 5.2 22
2019 M 5.9 30
2018 M 5.6 25
2017 M 5.1 23
2016 M 6.1 47
2015 M 5.4 23
2014 M 6.2 52
2013 M 6.5 29
2012 M 4.6 16
2011 M 5.7 15
2010 M 4.8 16
2009 M 5.2 19
2008 M 5.1 16
2007 M 5.6 28
2006 M 5.5 21
2005 M 5.1 28
2004 M 5.6 28
2003 M 4.6 22
2002 M 5.6 18
2001 M 5.7 26
2000 M 4.7 18
1999 M 6.0 44
1998 M 5.4 14
1997 M 5.6 17
1996 M 6.7 20
1995 M 4.9 14
1994 M 5.6 8
1993 M 5.9 14
1992 M 6.0 22
1991 M 5.1 9
1990 M 5.7 9
1989 M 5.3 10
1988 M 5.2 13
1987 M 6.5 11
1986 M 4.9 8
1985 M 5.9 7
1984 M 5.6 9
1983 M 5.6 10
1982 M 6.0 9
1981 M 5.2 6
1980 M 5.2 3
1979 M 4.8 2
1978 M 5.4 9
1977 M 5.4 4
1976 M 5.3 5
1975 M 5.0 3
1974 M 5.8 5
1973 M 5.4 9
1971 M 5.7 1
1970 M 6.5 2
1969 M 5.7 2
1966 M 5.5 1
1965 M 5.8 1
1964 M 5.6 1
1963 M 5.6 1
1961 M 6.2 1
1959 M 5.7 1
1958 M 5.8 1
1957 M 5.9 1
1955 M 6.2 2
1952 M 6.3 1
1951 M 6.1 4
1947 M 6.2 1
1942 M 6.3 1
1938 M 6.1 2
1935 M 5.6 1
1934 M 6.2 1
1931 M 6.1 1
1930 M 6.0 1
1926 M 7.0 1
1925 M 6.3 1
1921 M 7.2 1